Theoretical limits of photovoltaics efficiency and possible improvements by intuitive approaches learned from photosynthesis and quantum coherence

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 1073-1089

  Alharbi, Fahhad H ^a   Kais, Sabre ^a,b  

^a HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non conventional solar cell; Photosynthesis; Quantum coherence; Shockley and Queisser limit; Solar cell efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DETAILED BALANCE; EFFICIENCY LIMITS; NON-CONVENTIONAL SOLAR CELLS; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; QUANTUM COHERENCE; SHOCKLEY AND QUEISSE LIMIT; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; THEORETICAL LIMITS;

SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84919639526     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.101     Document Type: Review

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